Colour
#2E2498
- #2E2498
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2E2498 is a blue with RGB values 46, 36, 152 and HSL 245°, 62%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2E2498#2E2498
HEX#2E2498
RGBrgb(46, 36, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1412, 0.5961
RGB percentages18%, 14.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(245.2, 61.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 76.3%, 59.6%)
CMYK69.7%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,024
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2498;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D1DB67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9824
Analogous#245498, #682498
Triadic#982E24, #24982E
Split complementary#986824, #549824
Tetradic#982454, #8E9824, #249868
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G36
B152
Red46 (18%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue245.17°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 24 · B 98
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